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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1911
Page
15
An illustrated frame device adjusts to fit fowls of various sizes for poultry picking. It shows an upper bracket with a sprander and a lower neck engaging fork, with a rewder support allowing slight glueing and a extensible lower hook to accommodate different sized birds.
The Malma experiment station demonstrates profitable feeding of young chickens in small pens with four to six birds. Four weeks is the productive feeding limit. chicks under four months yield the best meat for the feed used. Milk-fed poultry produce superior flesh compared to corn-fed, free-range birds, using eight pounds of skim milk per pound of grain as a favorable ratio.
A southern farmer in Ulinolshaa trained ducks to feed on potato bugs claiming this method saved his crop. He offered the ducks one dollar per day and tested them on his own potatoes before extending to neighboring fields. The ducks initially thrived but later grew restless and turned to nearby potato crops, delivering mixed results despite some early success.
Town folks who have never witnessed the great stock parade miss a night of a lifetime. The Iowa State Fair showcases winning horses and cattle, each groomed to perfection, with prizes potentially totaling a million dollars. Races begin Saturday August 26, offering six days of fast action, $16,000 in purses, concerts, vaudeville, and a top tier exhibition.
The Wrights will showcase their aeroplane at the State Fair for a full week, boasting that modern flight imitates their designs and that their machines are the benchmark for aviation. Their best aviators will perform daily demonstrations before local audiences.
Spectacular spectacle unfolds as Pan's Pompeii returns with vivid pageants and org priests guards and a choral finale. Principal hosts promise more dramatic features than any previous circus event.
The Imported Black Percheron stallion will stand this season at Swift's livery barn with terms of 12 to insure a live colt. W. G. Hutchings.
Cameron offers wool clothes at low prices with a better fit. With fifteen years of experience, customers are invited to call in and buy a suit and be convinced.
A Windfall Indiana family recounts their five year old son’s fits ending after using Dr Miles Nervine and Nerve Pills. The letter claims complete cure three years and urges doctors and patients to try the remedies with a money back guarantee. Bold by all druggists, Miles Medical Co. Elkhartino.
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